Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bocking North , and the 105th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (CM7 5SD) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% higher than the Bocking North average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (CM7 5SD), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B1053 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boleyns Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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